Page 30 - Efficacy of Raja Yoga

Practice and Efficacy of Sri Ramchandra’s Rajayoga
Basically the point we should remind ourselves in this present day polluted atmosphere, that is not restricted to physical and atmosphere, but to the very thought process, is that it is our dharma to share even at the point of our deprivation. Those of us who know the story of the mongoose often quoted by Swami Vivekananda, which exemplifies the glory of sacrifice of a poor teacher, will understand the glory of sacrifice and the duties to be performed when we are part of a family. Please note the extent to which we have been extorted by our tradition to live up to, and to what levels we have fallen. It is for us to decide.
There is no point in decrying our present condition but it is possible to live higher. In this land we are told what it is to share. It is this principle of sharing and sacrifice which has permitted us to allow every person to come and state whatever he wants to say. It has been our bitter experience that we have been fooled in this subject thanks to the modern times. We have come to a stage wherein we are getting exploited, families are getting ruined,
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